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Tornado Warning 75, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 6, 2021, 2:51 PM CST for Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 39 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2021, 2:51 PM CST (20:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2021, 3:30 PM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Saint Tammany Parish, LA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2:56 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Se Covington, LA | A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HWY 190 AND HOLLYCREST BLVD IN COVINGTON WHERE DAMAGE WAS FIRST NOTED IN THE HOLLYCREST PLAZA SHOPPING MALL. A PORTION OF THE NORTH-FACING EXTERIOR WALL OF THE BUILDING COMPLEX COLLAPSED. THERE WAS ALSO MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND THE FEN |
| Dec 6, 3:02 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Abita Springs, LA | SEVERAL SMALL PINE TREES UPROOTED AND LARGE BRANCHES SNAPPED ON LAMBERT CT AND ROWELL ST. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Dec 6, 3:16 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Nne Lacombe, LA | ONE SMALL PINE TREE UPROOTED AND SEVERAL LARGE TREE BRANCHES SNAPPED ON PUTT MORAN LOOP/. |
| Dec 6, 3:16 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 9 Ese Abita Springs, LA | PINE TREE SNAPPED ON JOHN BENNETT RD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 36 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 720 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 680 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.4
The text
As transmitted.
663
WFUS54 KLIX 062051
TORLIX
LAC103-062130-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0075.211206T2051Z-211206T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
251 PM CST Mon Dec 6 2021
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central St. Tammany Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
* Until 330 PM CST.
* At 250 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Covington, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Abita Springs around 305 PM CST.
This includes Interstate 12 between mile markers 57 and 62.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3057 8979 3056 8980 3054 8978 3038 8981
3045 9020 3058 9014
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 283DEG 26KT 3053 9012
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
CAB2 follow-up statements
467
WWUS54 KLIX 062103
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
303 PM CST Mon Dec 6 2021
LAC103-062130-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-211206T2130Z/
St. Tammany LA-
303 PM CST Mon Dec 6 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
ST. TAMMANY PARISH...
At 303 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Abita Springs, or 7 miles southeast of Covington,
moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central St. Tammany Parish.
This includes Interstate 12 near mile marker 65.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3057 8979 3056 8980 3054 8978 3038 8981
3042 9006 3057 8998
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 276DEG 36KT 3044 9000
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
CAB748
WWUS54 KLIX 062111
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
311 PM CST Mon Dec 6 2021
LAC103-062130-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-211206T2130Z/
St. Tammany LA-
311 PM CST Mon Dec 6 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
ST. TAMMANY PARISH...
At 311 PM CST, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located near
Abita Springs, or 11 miles east of Covington, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central St. Tammany Parish.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3057 8979 3056 8980 3054 8978 3038 8981
3041 8999 3057 8991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 283DEG 26KT 3043 8993
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
CABThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 11:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | East Feliciana | 67 min |
| Dec 6, 12:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Helena | 74 min |
| Dec 6, 12:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Saint Helena | 54 min |
| Dec 6, 12:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 59 min |
| Dec 6, 1:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 68 min |
| Dec 6, 1:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington | 61 min |
| Dec 6, 1:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Helena | 65 min |
| Dec 6, 1:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Livingston, Saint Helena | 61 min |
| Dec 6, 1:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 66 min |
| Dec 6, 2:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 39 min |
| Dec 6, 2:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Washington | 21 min |
| Dec 6, 2:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Livingston, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa | 60 min |
| Dec 6, 2:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 55 min |
| Dec 6, 2:41 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 64 min | |
| Dec 6, 2:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge | 116 min |
| Dec 6, 2:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 49 min |
| Dec 6, 3:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 66 min |
| Dec 6, 3:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 30 min |
| Dec 6, 3:26 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 64 min | |
| Dec 6, 4:14 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 91 min | |
| Dec 6, 5:24 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 66 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.